Afghanistan Archives

Afghan Air Force Conducts First Emergency Combat Airdrop

June 8, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Afghan Air Force (AAF), Afghan National Police (ANP), Afghanistan, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Operation Resolute Support

Afghan Air Force (AAF) C-208 air crew members conducted their first emergency combat airdrop mission bringing ammunition to Afghan National

Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Bomber Strikes Multiple Taliban Narcotics Facilities in Afghanistan

June 2, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Afghanistan, Al Udeid Air Base, Rockwell B-1B Lancer, Strategic bomber, Taliban, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bomber from the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

Asia-Pacific Bombs

L3 Micreo Delivers First Batch of Silvershield Vehicle-Mounted Counter-IED Systems to Australian DoD

May 23, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Afghanistan, Australia, Australian Defence Force (ADF), Counter-IED (C-IED), Improvised explosive device (IED), L3 Micreo, L3 Micreo Silvershield C-IED, L3 Technologies

L3 Micreo successfully delivered the first batch of the new SILVERSHIELD vehicle-mounted counter-improvised explosive device (IED) force protection systems this

Middle East Weapons

L3 FOS to Supply Additional M734A1, M783 Fuze Units to Afghanistan, Bahrain

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Afghanistan, Artillery fuze, Bahrain, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), L3 Fuzing and Ordnance System (L3 FOS), L3 Technologies, Mortar, U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), USA

L3 Fuzing and Ordnance System (L3 FOS) was awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract modification to supply additional M734A1

ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Afghanistan

Air Asia-Pacific

Insitu to Supply Eight ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Afghanistan

March 29, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Afghanistan, Boeing Insitu ScanEagle, Insitu Inc., Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

Insitu is being awarded a delivery order to supply eight ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to Afghanistan under a Building Partnership

Foxhound Light Protection Protected Vehicle (LPPV)

Asia-Pacific Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy

British Army Welsh Guards Undertake Final Training Exercise Ahead of Afghanistan Deployment

February 24, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Afghanistan, British Army, UK, Welsh Guards (WG)

The Welsh Guards have conducted a final training exercise in Caerwent, Wales this week ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan

Air Asia-Pacific

Afghan National Army Mi-17 Helicopter Performs Emergency Landing

February 11, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Afghan National Army (ANA), Afghanistan, Helicopter, Mil Mi-17

An Afghan National Army (ANA) Mi-17 helicopter performed an emergency landing due to technical faults in the village of Basirkhelo,

Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy

U.S. Air Forces Central Command Realigns Aircraft, Airmen to Kandahar Airfield

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Afghanistan, Kandahar Airfield, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Operation Resolute Support, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Forces Central Command, USA

The U.S. Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT/AFCENT) has realigned aircraft, Airmen and assets to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to support increased airpower